Nietzsche quotes art

We have art in order not to die of the truth. We have art so that we shall not die of reality. There is one thing one has to have either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge.art is not the imitation of nature, but a metaphysical complement that will enable the transcendence of nature itself. Art is the fundamental metaphysical activity of Man; art is the highest form of human activity.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche